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Minnesota vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.9 times (94%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 9,896 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 8.6 times (760%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 3.6 times (256%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 7.6 times (662%) larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 379 years.
Minnesota vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (127%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 2.0 times (104%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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